Ep 32. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: First African American Woman to Publish a Short Story

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of African American lecturer, poet, abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer Frances Ellen Watkins. Born September 24, 1825 in Baltimore, Maryland, she emphasized that Black women faced the double burden of racism and sexism, therefore the fight for women’s suffrage must include suffrage for African Americans.